Why I DIDN'T Study Dentistry

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Medicine and dentistry are each incredible careers in their own rights... but which one is BETTER? There are a lot of similarities between them: they're both great if you like science, think you'd be great at helping patients and love learning new things. However, there are some important differences. In this video, I put medicine and dentistry head-to-head in a career showdown. Medicine vs dentistry... who will come out top?
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⌚ Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:51 Which Is Easier To Get Into University For?
02:45 Which Degree Is Easier To Complete?
04:45 Which Profession Is Better Respected?
07:23 Who's Paid More?
09:23 Which Is The Better Career Overall?
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@claryfray4434 Жыл бұрын

I'm so thankful that you explained how difficult it is to get into a dental school just because there are fewer number of dental school and so many applicants, and here I meet people who think that I got admitted into dentistry just because I couldn't get admitted into a medical college, they don't understand the competition I had to beat to stand where I am today, but nontheless I love dentistry, it's always been my dream and passion, I hope I can become an amazing dentist one day

@drollie Жыл бұрын

In which case congratulations on getting in! 😊

@claryfray4434 Жыл бұрын

@@drollie thanks alot, about to graduate soon this year now, finally!!

@inara-xq7xy 10 ай бұрын

Congratulations 💗

@user-sf8ql3pv7z Жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic video. Information is insightful and eye-opening. Thank you so much.

@drollie Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@mreenmoychakraborty4661 9 ай бұрын

Well I am actually interested in maxillofacial surgery after that craniofacial surgeries etc. So to become a maxillofacial surgeon I had to take admission into BDS(bachelor of dental and surgery) - Indian ug degree.

@dfwdfw9544 Жыл бұрын

I've never really understood why dentistry isn't a specialty within medicine. Why does the mouth get special treatment, exactly? In the US they do this for feet too? So, apparently our mouths and feet are radically unlike everything else in our bodies and medical doctors should stay away from them. Right? ;)

@suhanna7309 Жыл бұрын

Maybe because there are certain things a dentist doesn't need to know in order to practice and it saves them their time.

@mkieran2619 Жыл бұрын

well, infact there are many different examples of medical specialities being seperate degree's. dentistry is just the most popular. my mum did a podiatry degree and so can carry out podiatric procedures without being a full medical doctor. there are also optomerty degree's, physiological degrees and so forth. medicine is just the most known root to speciality where as dentistry is the most well known speciality

@foreignerJas_Gaming Жыл бұрын

@@suhanna7309 nah. MBBS students studies 9 subjects & BDS students studies 14 subjects. In total 5 years. BDS students do not study bout hands & legs. Meanwhile mbbs students need to spend 2 more years to get specialized bt that superstition is slowly fading away.

@williamfeldner9356 6 ай бұрын

Dentistry is essentially a specialty of Medicine with the exception of not having the 2 years of clerkships in a Hospital. The first two years of Dentistry and Medicine are essentially the same. In fact, many Medical and Dental Schools share the same Facility. They take Anatomy, Histology, Microbiology, Physiology, Pharmacology, Pathology, Biochemistry, History and Physical and many other shared classes. At the end of the first two years, Medical Students go to the Hospital and Dental Students go to the Dental Surgeries. It would be a waste of resources to require the Dental Students to do the Clerkships. It takes 2 years of intense training under heavy supervision to gain the ability to practice Dentistry, this is what the last 2 years of Dental School achieves. If Dentists want to practice in a Hospital setting they must take a Hospital Based Residency to be allowed to be on Hospital Staff and have Operating Room Privileges… 😊

@luci682 2 ай бұрын

Which is funny because Dental students go through the same full body study and even study with med students 💀

@KingebeAZakar Жыл бұрын

Hi Dr. I want to know about oral medicine specialist

@yoro689 Жыл бұрын

Dr. You are really a fantastic doctor and densit, all what you said was true.

@drollie Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@yoro689 Жыл бұрын

@@drollie 🌹🌹🙏

@DentalflixUncut 3 ай бұрын

Great video 👍🏼👍🏼

@drollie 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@manbearpig91 Жыл бұрын

Dont forget, dentist can also go into oral radiology and oral pathology after dental school

@drollie Жыл бұрын

Very true!

@dplj4428 10 ай бұрын

In the usa, no dental included with medicare. And providers who do, see dentist leave because compensation is much less compared to medical. So many are going “cosmetic” to make big bucks.

@globalsmile Жыл бұрын

Maybe barbering would be a better alternative , after all they are historically the forefather of surgeons and dentists. Good insight wih those statistics.

@partnermammoth2562 Жыл бұрын

Dr I think you forgot that GPs can also run thier own clinic although this is less lucrative and more difficult to manage

@yunus3435 10 ай бұрын

whys it less lucrative?

@partnermammoth2562 10 ай бұрын

@@yunus3435 less lucrative than dentist i mean

@yunus3435 10 ай бұрын

how do you know its less lucrative than dentist @@partnermammoth2562

@Lunar_1 Жыл бұрын

Can you work as a dentist while studying a profession like orthodontist

@drollie Жыл бұрын

Yes, if becoming a max fax surgeon is your goal then this is a common way of going about it. You first go through dental school then you work as a dentist while you're studying at medical school.

@Lunar_1 Жыл бұрын

@@drollie thank you very much!

@Anna12138 9 ай бұрын

Because dentistry is so difficult. Thier practical works, quotes are very difficult compared to medicines.

@Michael-gs8og 4 ай бұрын

Well, everyone is different. I think it is the wrong way to frame that. Some people are made for dental school or dentist skills, while others are not. The same goes for medicine. Medicine may come naturally for certain people, but NOT for everyone. That's just something to think about.

@lightningrouge3440 Жыл бұрын

Hi dr im really lost right now but your video helped me alot ! Im actually first semester in medical school after i finished introduction semester but it didn't go well I passed all the classes except biochemistry i falid at it & I feel like loser ! Im even embarrassed to tell anyone about it , so I've been thinking to change to dentistry ! Cause i found medical school is so hard , but i passed all the classes exapt biochemistry ! Medical school wasn't my dream from the start my mum forced me into it cause i didnt know what career i should chose . so i wanna ask you do you think its better for someone like me to change to dentistry ? Cause im afraid of biochemistry in gernal ! Also is it possible for someone like me to be come doctor even tho its not my passion or dream?!

@drollie Жыл бұрын

If you never felt that medicine is for you then I think you're only delaying the inevitable by not switching sooner. However, if you feel like it's just the biochemistry that's holding you back then I really wouldn't worry about it as it features less and less as you progress through the course.

@jdtorridon Жыл бұрын

unfortunately you still have to study biochemistry in first year of dentistry

@mkieran2619 Жыл бұрын

@@jdtorridon but is that not a worthy sacrifice for a career you would enjoy. I would say think about what career you would enjoy more rather than the biochemistry as it seems like a given either way. Anyway whatever one u choose i suggest going in with a positive mindset...einstein didnt become einstein saying he was afraid of physics!

@jdtorridon Жыл бұрын

@@mkieran2619 I agree - but saying not to do medicine and do dentistry instead to avoid biochemistry would be bad advice. You still need to be aware of most of the physiology / biochemistry that occurs within all major diseases, and also biochemistry and chemistry involved with materials science. But I agree, it is worth persevering.

@foreignerJas_Gaming Жыл бұрын

Hello I'm in dentistry & I failed biochem too ;( It's ok. Mistakes happen.

@theposh1970 9 ай бұрын

I don't agree, Dentistry is the most examined course. I went to Newcastle and have loads of medic friends who know Dentists got it bad.

@drollie 8 ай бұрын

That's fair enough. I think in truth they are both definitely difficult courses.

@TheSpookiestSkeleton 9 ай бұрын

Sometimes I forget that dentists can basically form empires lol

@hsablusay5299 Жыл бұрын

Don’t come at me but I see dentist the same as I see physiotherapist, pharmacist, podiatrist ect. They’re highly specialised in one area/organ of the human body. Medicine doctors on the other hand can make decisions on different diseases pertaining different organs. Take family medicine for example, they literally have to see patients for all kinds of conditions. Although they might not know what to do for a certain condition but they are expected to accept and evaluate any patient presented with a condition.

@donkings8450 Жыл бұрын

Try to study dentistry and you might change ur mindset😁

@0seunggf 11 ай бұрын

In my dental school, we had to study the same things as med students before specifically studying teeth

@anonymous-ec9jt 3 ай бұрын

Ask med Dr to treat ur teeth if med Dr know about whole body😂

@user-fh7lc4ix5s Жыл бұрын

Regardless of admission, isn't medical school much harder to finish? a lot more to study and all?

@drollie Жыл бұрын

Although dentistry may not cover as wide a range of topics as medicine, focussing more on the head and neck, dentists learn a lot more practical skills than doctors (e.g. how to do a filling!)

@teethart9865 Жыл бұрын

@@drollie interesting to see US/UK dentists seem to only focus on head and Neck. Nigerian trained dentists learn every single aspect of anatomy. Upper limb, lower limb, pelvis and perineum, abdomen. 8 months in medicine and Surgery (6 months during residency training). Full complement pathology and pharmacology. In fact our medical colleagues here wonder how we do it.

@oghenerukevweagofure6975 10 ай бұрын

@@teethart9865wow I’m also dental student in 4th year currently doing my 8months postings

@Bellor117 2 ай бұрын

😂@@teethart9865

@furqanshaikh3450 Жыл бұрын

Very informational♥️

@drollie Жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

@kofosuonbass Жыл бұрын

Awesome video. If it’s a good idea, would you please do one with Pharmacy? Many students end up choosing it as backup plan if unsuccessful l at applying to Medicine and Dentistry. It would for applicants to know what a Pharmacy career offers, especially compared to Medicine. Kind regards.

@drollie Жыл бұрын

Great suggestion, thanks Kofosu

@TheSpookiestSkeleton 9 ай бұрын

Okey elsrbdnthat

@ellafe5439 Жыл бұрын

No dentistry is Not easier

@Michael-gs8og 4 ай бұрын

Well, some people are different. Not everyone is made for dental specialization.

@dac8939 Жыл бұрын

Dentist can make more than most dentist (depending on specialist) but more suicidal. Dentist are seen as inferior to doctors. Also, depends on the doctor. Orthopedic surgeon or plastic surgeon is far more respected over General family doctor. However, they are both not well paid in UK compared to US